“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”

People from across the state showed up at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines to protest against President Donald Trump on "No Kings Day."

Around 2,000 protests and rallies were planned nationwide, with thousands of people also attending staged “No Kings” events in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Green Bay. Rallies were canceled in Minnesota out of caution following shootings targeting local lawmakers.

Approximately 70,000 people joined the "No Kings" protest in Cal Anderson Park before marching to the Space Needle and then the Seattle Center in downtown.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Multiple “No Kings” protests took place Saturday across the country, including Virginia and North Carolina. The Associated Press shared the nationwide protest’s theme calls for Americans to stand up for what the participants deem to be “authoritarian actions” from the Trump administration.

Georgia's leaders stress order ahead of planned protests, distinguishing between peaceful assembly and violence.

The event in Las Cruces was among similar protests planned across the country, styled as the “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” in protest of President Donald Trump and his

Sharon Roggy was standing along the sidewalk of Nevada Avenue downtown Saturday afternoon, waving a sign that said "No Kings" on it as she yelled to cars driving past, many of which were honking back.

Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?